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Two Netflix thrillers, Below and I Will Find You, are reported as chart record-setters

Two entertainment outlets report Netflix chart milestones for different thriller series: Below, with the biggest debut for a Canadian title, and Harlan Coben's I Will Find You, now fifth on Netflix's English-language list.

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Centre · 1Screen Rant reported that Netflix's series Below, which debuted on October 8, ranked No. 1 on the Top 10 English-language series chart for October 5–11 with 17 million viewers and 69.3 million viewing hours. Centre · 1Screen Rant said this was the biggest Netflix debut in history for a Canadian title; its headline calls it an all-time viewership record. Centre · 1Below is set in Snook's Arm, Newfoundland, and follows fisherman Calvin Penney (Josh Hartnett) as he tries to protect his family and town when a mysterious creature emerges from the sea.

Centre · 1Jesse McKeown created Below, and the cast includes Charlie Heaton, Mackenzie Davis, Rohan Campbell, Ruby Stokes and Kaleb Horn. Centre · 1Screen Rant said reviews were glowing, with critics comparing it to H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King, and that it holds 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. Centre · 1Separately, Collider reported that Harlan Coben's I Will Find You, which debuted on June 8, has 120.8 million views and is fifth on Netflix's chart of most-watched English-language TV shows, and is the most popular Netflix series of the year.

Centre · 1Collider said the show held a top-ten spot for over two months, whereas the most successful Netflix shows stay there for six weeks at most, and that it passed earlier hits including His & Hers, Bridgerton, The Queen's Gambit, Monster: Dahmer and Wednesday. Centre · 1Collider said critics' reception was lukewarm, that the show has peaked after four months and no longer trends in any country, and that Stranger Things Season 5, 13 million views ahead, is unlikely to be overtaken. Centre · 1Collider also said Netflix has ordered another series based on Coben's work, which has entered production, and that more than a dozen of his books have been adapted for the service.

Centre · 2The two articles cover different shows and different records, so the headline 'all-time record' applies to Below only as a Canadian-title debut and to I Will Find You as a fifth-place all-time ranking.

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Both entertainment outlets lead with a Netflix chart achievement for a thriller series. Screen Rant stresses critical praise and a Stephen King comparison for Below. Collider stresses Harlan Coben's track record and the longevity of I Will Find You.
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Chart rankings, viewing figures, cast and creator details, and Netflix's relationship with Coben.
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Screen Rant's headline claim of an all-time record is narrower in its text (Canadian titles only). Neither article mentions the other show.
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“Officially Sets All-Time Viewership Record”“Makes History”“smashes an all-time viewership record”
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“A new Netflix thriller series that has drawn comparisons to Stephen King smashes an all-time viewership record during its streaming debut.” — Screen Rant
“Netflix's most successful show this year is Harlan Coben's thriller, which has made history.” — Collider

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